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The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit was painted in Paris in the autumn of 1882, one of a number of portraits of members of the American expatriate community that Sargent made in the French capital in the late 1870s and early 1880s. While the exact circumstances of this commission remain unknown, Sargent was a friend of the girls’ parents, Edward Darley Boit and Mary Louisa Cushing Boit [63.268].

Details from John Singer Sargent’s incredible portraits of: “ Lady Helen Vincent, Viscountess d'Abernon (1904), Mrs. Cecil Wade (1886),Mrs. Joshua Montgomery Sears (Sarah Choate Sears) (1899), Madame...

Watercolors by John Singer Sargent - Watercolor Master

John Singer Sargent, Carolus-Duran, 1879, oil on canvas, 46 x 38, Clark Art Institute, 1955.14.

In addition to his portraits, John Singer Sargent painted many, many watercolors. They often depicted landscapes and other scenes he had observed during his travels in Europe, America, and the Middle East.

1917. Watercolor and pencil on paper. 53.3 x 40 cms | 21 x 15 ¾ ins. Public collection,

Sargent made his portraits in charcoal—a medium that allowed completion in less than three hours rather than the weeks it took for his full-length oils

Boy in Costume, early 1880's.